Considering a "Beach Wedding" or other Outdoor Venue?

There is a famous story from the Seer of Lublin, one of the Hasidic masters of the 18th/19th century. The story goes that almost daily, the rabbi's son would venture into the forest near his home and remain there for hours at a time. Concerned about what he was doing, one day the rabbi approached his son and asked, "Why is it that you go into the forest every day?" "I go into the forest to find God," the boy replied. The rabbi chuckled, "Son, I'm very happy to hear that. But don't you know that God is the same everywhere?" "God is," said the boy, "but I'm not."

The venues for the weddings at which I officiate range from very traditional and formal hotel settings to the very popular "Beach Wedding". To name just a few places, I have recently officiated weddings at the Trump Hotel in Sunny Isles, the Marriott Harborside Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, the BocaRaton Red Reef Beach, Delray Beach and Green Cay Nature Center.